Construction alternative touted as affordable housing game changer in Hawaii

Builders who advocate for construction with SIPS (structural insulated panels) think they have found a game changer in Hawaii's affordable housing crisis. For news you need to know, www.KITV.com.
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[@logantic]

Hawaii will find a way through greed to make this system unaffordable.

[@jwpoyapilom8315]

Um um um wat u talking bout🌈🐸

[@CerebralEnema]

We should be encouraging and even publicly funding anything that might help us build affordable housing quickly.

[@misterle7026]

How is lowering building cost lower housing cost? The buyer set the price not the builder. It's just making the builder richer.

[@jammon9801]

May want to look into Using hempcrete blocks rather than wood and foam from fossil fuels for its durability, termite, water, fire resistant qualities

[@uluboy143kapeka]

Thanks to those that are bringing this to Hawaii, great job!

[@superkalafragilistic8289]

Does anyone know why we cant but solar panels, and chargers from amazon to Hawai’i? New Zealand, Guam and Samoa can order them but not Hawai’i?

[@kamaunuhenry3552]

No such thing as affordable housing in Hawaii. Now that's laughable.

[@beverlyd3464]

Made with what was that? This sounds good just pray this won't be the "new asbestos" in the future...

[@davidpotter3777]

As long as you're not allergic to the dimethyl diphenyl die isocyanide God bless you and your children

[@trinity4286]

Foam would melt within seconds acid touches it. Let alone fires!

[@yuantronz45]

They are plywood/OSB junks with inner foams. Build with concrete CMU blocks or ICF instead...

[@livondiramerian6999]

Houses should be healthy, safe, natural, & humane.

[@tawaitai]

This shows how far back Hawaii is. These SIPS panels have been around for a long time and only now they’re on the radar🤣

[@msdarwin04]

decades? SIPS have been around for almost 100 years when it was first conceived. Also, SIPS has a higher wind resistance than stick frame. Up to 120+ MPH

[@HwnDragon1]

Really need to look at Hemp Bricks!!! Hawaii can grow an industry from farms to product. Foam is 🥺

[@kl3nd4thu]

So can termites eat the OSB outer layers or are those treated?

[@gerasimovichs]

yes

[@hateswhitewhales]

now were thinking like smart humans. i need this in my life

[@manuelmoore4927]

All that foam will end up in our ocean and burned into toxic gas as well in to our air.

[@Anna2111ful]

Beautiful

[@mcsuchnsuch]

Will it still be affordable when the supply and demand goes up? I don’t think so.

[@srjp9441]

Land is too expensive.

[@philteerich]

any contracters like do my 900 sqft additions with this lmk. hit me with a estimate. 🤓

[@anthonyproctor89]

This needs to get pushed to the forefront. Incredible at bare minimum world changing discovery.

[@JustSayItBruh]

NOW ONLY IF THE LABOR WAS CHEAP.

[@bsmbB]

They not even done with the house lol

[@MB-EATS]

I eat okie everyday

[@pfcsakaria]

Let's build for the locals not build and sell to all the mainlanders that want a piece of paradise.

[@kukuipupule4415]

Rats love to tunnel in foam
make it smell good too

[@r.b.hughes2725]

Dude, that was a cringe worthy moment when he said “archi-pelago.” It should be pronounced - ar·chi·pel·a·go
/ˌärkəˈpeləˌɡō/. There is no hard Ch sound, but rather a K.